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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
West Virginia orators!

Fred. Mussey, writing to his paper;
the Cincinnati Commercial, thus, dis
courses on West Virginia oratorsfI .F
The native West Yirginian lis. 5sI
true-born son ofssleQuence. Every
boy is direct descendant of Patrick
Henry. As soon 9s he can crawl, eutI
of his cradle he begins to make polit-,
ical speeches to his little sister, and
more liable than not to begin his
prayer at his, mothers knee. with
My countrymen" or "a Fellow citi-
zens." never knew yirginiai'
who couldn't make speech and
wasn't ready at any minute to do. it,
and who wouldn't ride all night over
the mountains on n razor-baek hog td;
get chance to participate in u "joiHt'
debate" ~ ,...., .f.,,f.
At conventions and political gath
erings of all sorts have often been
astonished at the real native cloque1ce,
of rough-looking mopnt9ineer who,
didn't look rs though he knew d from
bulls foot It mattered little
whether his premises were right or
his logic correct his grammar might
limp badly and his conclusions be ut
terly foreign to his premises ;hispredEI
icates and verbs might get hopelessly
tangled up and his use of some words
make n photographers hair stick up;
but you could but admire his How of
language, his richness of imagery, his
patness of figure and metaphor, and
the earnest brilliancy with which he
would force home his convictions and
the plainness with which he would
present his ideas. Pick out any man
at political meeting and set him on.
the head of barrel or dry goods.
box, and you will find that you have
struck it rich in the May of a gas we'll
of eloquence-nott to be disrespeCtfnl
by the illustration.
In the large cities and towns this ma
tive eloquence becomes educated, re-
fined and perfected. During the life.
time of the Forty-ninth Congress,
Congressman Wilson, of West Vir-i
ginia, in one speech took rank with
the most eloquent speakers in the
House of Representatives. Gibson
was always ready to speak luently,
and General Golf was one of the few.
men always listened to. ......-..r
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
General Insurance Agency
OF
q. 3. EElSENREMG,
CHARLESTOWN, w. VA.

Insurc against fire i'll the following first-class
companies:
Tic Lancashire Insurance Company, of Lon
don, England. Assets, :! ,5l3.22S.O2.
The German Insurance Company, FrcepOrt,
Illinois. Assets. 81 ,Si3, ,4GSOS.
The Reading Fire Insurance Company, Pa,
$500, 900.
The Mutual Benefit Association, of New Ark,
New Jersey.
The National Life and Maturity Association,
Of Washington. u. e.
The Fidelity and Casualty Company, of
New York.
May 1, 1885.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Our Wealthy Men.

Much has been said in newspapers
of men who have made large fortunes
in comparatively few years in va
riOus business industries. Many of
these articles are written by CORES
pondents of prominent newspapers,
and copied into others of lesser note.
Correspondents generally are sell
dom men of business qualifications
and wrongfulIy picture these men
and their business as thing of acci-
dent; this is not the case with those
we have met. We find that where
men have made large fortunes by
their own business talent and indus
try they chose with sagacity and fore
thought such business rs would lead
to success when handled with busi-
ness judgment. No man has been
brought before the public as an ex-
ample of success, both in wealth and
magnitude of his business (outside of
stock and railroad men more prom
inently than DR.. G. G. Green of
Woodbury., n. J. He is at the head
of many large business industries,
anu YET comparatively young man.
When the fact that August Flower,
for dyspepsia and liver complaint,
and Boschee's German Syrup for
coughs and lung troubles, has grown
to wonderful sale in all parts Of the
world, it proves that it was not an
accident or spontaneous strike at
wealth. His medicines are recog-
nized as valuable and established
remedies, and the business has grown
gradually and permanently during
the last eighteen years on account
not alone of DIR. Green's abilities as
business man or his t good luck, ~
but on the actual merits of the two
preParations.-Copied from the ". =.
Weekly Sun. Of Dec. %, 1886.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
" Old virginny" in a Railroad
Scuffle.

The contest between the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Pennsylvania railway
companies over the crossing of the
Iatter's track by the former at Phil
adelphia, came to head last week in
something of riot in which a large
number of colorcd men from Staunton
and vicinity in the employ of the B.
& o. were involved. Civil Engineer
VIM: A. Pratt of the B. & O., who
was visiting at the residence of his
brother, Capt. G. Julian Pratt, near
Wayncsboro, left Monday morning
for Baltimore but received telegram
on the cars stating that he was need
ed in Philadelphia at once. He went
on there and at 1 o'clock that night
got together about forty of his Vir-
ginia colored men and fifty Italians
and tore up the Pennsylvania track
each side of the b. & o. crossing, so
the Pennsylvania could not reach him
with their engines. Five of their en-
gines were ditched by distractions in
trying it. After laying the b. & o.
frogs, he piled ties and rails on them
and put his men on top of the pile to
keep the Pennsylvania people from
removing them. The Pennsylvania
hands, about 25O in number, attacked
his men. The Italians fed but the
Virginians stood firm. Engineer
Pratt writes of them: 81 will always
have faith in my Virginia Negroes
hereafter; they stuck to me and there
was no backing them down. They
would sing out, I'm from old Vir-
ginny, and you can't skeer me, and
go right into the thickest when I
called on them. The Pennsylvania
Railroad men finally defeated us by
getting drag ropes to their engines
and pulling our frogs out from under
us"
The fighting was ended by a large
force of police interfering, and the
two railroad companies settled the
matter the next day between them
selves.-Stduntom Vindicator.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Various Items.

Determined efforts are being made
in New York, Washington and other
large cities, TO stop the sale of liquors
on Sunday
Ihavc used DR.. Seth IrnolR's Cough
Killer with much benefit to myself.
l would most checrfuIIy recommend it
to the public as an excellent healing
remedy F. o. Gushing, Thomaston,
Knox Co., Maine, March %, 1885.
For Costiveness, Biliousncss, Head
ache and all feverish habits use DIR.
Seth Arnold's Bilious Pills. 25c.
No, it is not hard to write funny
paragraphs all you have to do is to
procure pen, some paper and ink,
and sit down and write them as they
occur TO you. 1t It-is-nOt the writing
but the occurring that is hard.
One bottle of Dir. Seth A,nold's
Cough Killer cured me of severe Mt
tack of Pneumonia. was in criti-
cal condition, and upon the sugges-
tion of n friend obtained bottle of
the above named remedy and I was
surprised at my quick and wonder
full recovery 1t is a splendid med
icinc. Isaac W. Ricbtmeyer, SAUCER
tics, Ulster Co., y. Y, Feb. s, 1886.
Mothers. teething and frettd children
need DR.. Arnold Soothing and Quiet
ing Cordial. 2Jc. ~ .f
A little three-year old girl discov-
cred neighbor's hen scratching in
the garden, and running into the
house she said to her mother in a
most indignant tone: 4" Ma, that hen
next door is wiping her feet ON our
grassI''
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Wonderful Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co.. Wholesale and
Retail Druggist Of Rome, Ga, say:
We have been selling DIR. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck.
lens Arnica Salve-for two years.
Have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or give such universal
satisfaction. There have been some
wonderful cures effected by these
medicines in this city. Several cases
of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use Of n few
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery,
taken in connection with Electric Bit
ters. We guarantee them always.
Sold by Geo. T. Light.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
POETICAL
Nobility.


True worth is the being, not seemingi
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good-not in the dreaming
OF great things to do by and by.
For whatever men say in blindness,
And spite of the flames of youth,
There is nothing so kindly Us kindness,
And nothing so royal rs truth.
We get back our price as We measure.
We cannot do wrong and feel right;
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure,
For justice averages each slight.
The air for the wing of the sparrow,
The bush for the robin and wren,
But always the path that is narrow
And straight for the children of men.
We cannot make bargains for blisscs,
Nor catch them like fishes in nets:
And sometimes the things our life misses
Help more than the things which it gets.
For good lieth not in pursuing,
Nor gaining of great nor of small;
But just in the doing, and doing
AS we would be done by, is Rll.
Through envy, through malice, through hating
Against the world, early and late,
No jot of our courage abating,
Our part is to work aud to wait.
And slight is the sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worth;
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Greatly Excited

Not few of the citizens of Charles
town have recently become greatly
excited over the astounding facts,
that several of their friends who had
peen pronounced by their physicians
as incurable and beyond all hope
suffering with that dreaded monster
Consumption-haye been completely
cured by DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, the only remedy
that does Positively cure all throat
and lung diseases, Coughs, Colds,
Asthma and Bronchitis. Trial Bot
tie free at Geo. T. Lights Drug
Store, large bottles 81. n
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Mantua-Ma Making.

MFRS. j. o. TUTWILER is prepared to un-
w dcrtakc Misunderstanding and all kinds OF
Family Sewing. at reasonable rates. Residence
on Samuel street, near the Baptist Church.
April 2S, 1SS1-tf.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17

He was selecting presents for his
girl before Christmas. He bought an
amber comb, box of caramels, and
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup,
and showed himself thereby a right
sensible dude.
Enterprises of great pith and mo-
mcnt'' are so engrossing the minds
of men, that they neglect their own
affairs, and grow old with pain, for
getting that bottle of Salvation Oil
will cure all.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17

HARPEB's MAGAZINE for SIay is notable for
its leading paper on living Southern writers.-
Obviously the magazines are anticipating
new and rich field there. The 81 Century Com
pany" has purchased the "SOuthcrn Bivounc,''
welcomes z. u. JOHNSON, j. Nelson Page, and
Miss Rives. The " Atlantic discovered the
latter and Charles RgbeTt Crsddoek. while tho
! old " "Scribners" was, We believe. the fnst 70
Introduce Gable TO Northern readers. We miss
from HarpeT's review any mention Of Sidney
Lanier. the highest type of poetical genius the
South has had, and the gentle hurnorist, Geo.
| W. Bagby- and others but the whole subject
of the sOuth's literary past il only incidental
10 the article, There is in - RGy1peTS' also IN
admirable paper. strikingly Illustrated, on
Actors and Acting" at Paris. past and present,
and the rules of the art itself hy c. Cogueiin,
Prof Ely begins series Of social studies ir
this number.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Auctioneering.

TIME undersigned offers his services as Auc-
L tioneer to the public, having had expert
ence sufficient to enable him to make sales of
Real Estate personal Property advantageous
" to owners. Prompt attention given.
THOMAS J. WEST, JR.
Ripon, Nov. %. 1SS8-6m.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
JOINED IN weDL0CK.

Yesterday afternoon at 4 clock at the
residence of the bride father. Hon. John
Peabody, on lower Broad street. Mr.. VII
liam Buttolphand Miss Salie Peabody were
joined in the bonds Of wedlock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev W. A. Garter
1t was quiet marriage, only relatives and
few intimate friends being present Mr.
Buttolph is engaged in the cotton business
in Savannah. He is son of Rev. d r.
Buttolph OF Marietta. Several winters ago
he was located in this city and won as
friends every one with whom he came in
contact He is a genial, whole.soulgd yonno
gentleman, liked and respected by all who
know him. Active and energetic in busi-
ness, he is bound to succeed. Kind and
gentle his bride has safely confded her
happiness in his hands. OF the charming
young bride, no enconiums are necessary
She IS widely known as one of the chiefest
of Columbus society favorites. POSSESSING
many sweet qualities that combine to form
a lovely character she wins hearts wherever
she goes. She has host of friends who
wish her and the man of her choice bappi-
ness and prosperity through life The hap
py couple were The recipients OF many ele-
giant and costly presents Mr.. and Mrs
Battolph lett on the 1870 train on the Geor
ga Midland railroad TOR the Warm Springs
where they will spend a mouth Columbus
Enquirer Sun, 9h inst
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
THE PIEDMONT EXPOSITION.

The Piedmont Exposition opens in
Atlanta October 10th, and holds two
weeks. President Cleveland and
some members of his cabinet will
certainly be there. This fact is adj
vertised with his permission. The
premium list covers twenty thousand
dollars. There are also, over ten
thousand dollars in purses, and.two
hundred Of the finest racers in the
country will be there. There are
three thousand five hundred dollars
in military prizes. There will be an
encampment and grand review by
the President. The-pyrotechnic dis
play is guaranteed to be the finest
ever seen in America except at the
opening of the Brooklyn bridge, and
will cost nine thousand dollars for
three nights. One of the ieatAres
will be Niagara Falls in fire works;
a living wall of light, sixty feet high
and one hundred and fifty feet long.
Atlanta spends one hundred and fiji
ty thousand dollars on grounds and
buildings. The buildings excel in
beauty and size those of the Cotton
Exposition. Every day will be full
OF sport and amusement for the
crowd The railroads will give re-
duced rates-certainly round trip
tickets-at, perhaps, one cent per
mile. Arrangements for reaching
the grounds are perfect. Both the
railroads and the street cars run in
to the grounds. The Exposition will
undoubtedly be the biggest show
ever held in the South and will make
an exhibit OF the riches of the Pied
mont region never before equaled.
We urge upon our people in Cobb
county, and the counties adjoining,
OF uniting in an organized capacity,
col lect and make exhibit at the Pied
mont of the vast and varied resources
OF this section. IL is highly impor-
tant. 1t will do more to advertise
this portion of Georgia than anything
We can do.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
SHE WANTED A DIYORCE.

Bailey Banner. \ Mrs. Slade.
living near Hazlehurst, in this coun-
ty, has entered suit against her hus
band for a divorce. She and her
husband are both very old and have
been married but a short time. She
sets out her bill that she and Slade
were married at a certain time, and
that she wants a total divorce upon
the following grounds
The first ground is thPt at the time
Of their marriage, by reason of her
eyesight, she was not able to tell
just what kind Of looking man
Slade was, and that since their mar
riage she learns that he has a wart on
his nose and was even red-headed.
The second is that he shores in his
sleep, and that it is impossible for
her to sleep with him. The third
ground is that he fails to give her the
attention that a good wife should
have, and that he has never kissed
her since the day they were married.
The fourth and last ground is that
she wants to marry again, and be-
lieves it will promote the ends of
good society to declare the marriage
void and allow her to marry some
one without a wart on his nose, that
does not snore in his sleep, and one
that will love her Just as long as she
can stand it.
Colonel Padgett is her attorney.
and feels satisfied that he will have
no difficulty in proving every allega-
ton in the bill, and if so any jury
would be bound to return verdict
ot-insanity
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16

ger. No matter how this discomfort arise
whether from vice. drunkenness, worthless
ness, or wicked cOvetng of other persons
goods the government must set to work to
remove the cause
The cause coniessedy is poverty, and it
is made the duty Of air of US to set all the
machinery of government in motion to do
away with IT, The first step Three" saws
sthe abolition of the road and street taxes.
'Will that do it? OF course not. nor will
Three so claim The next step must be
taken The poor are still poor, and there
fore dscontented and dangerous Gov
eminent must interfere and by the enact
ment Of higher law, dec ee all men rich,
and in order to carry out this decree seize
all private property, make such division
as will carry out its decree, and then and
not until then can Three feel that he and
mis- friends have their fui rights
This smacks OF Anarchism It's true, and
YET this is only "Three's' doctrine carried
logically TO its conclusion, and a moments
study Of the matter will cause surprise At the
rapidity with which the conclusion is reach
ed. Reduced to its last anlasyis it is this
/ The evil, poverty, The remedy, is abroga-
ton.
The methods, list Exemption of the poor
from all the burdens of government while
they retain all of its benefits.
2nd The necessity OF the rich supporting
the poor as well as the government Sd
Equal rights OF the poor with the rich in ali
property followed by division in which
the poor remain poor, and the rich become
like to them
The result according to Three would
be the reign f the higher law !" but we
4 a M -. baI but 10,
T. of our people must feel that such result
would be nothing short of absolute ruin.
We think thus we have shown Three
clearly. the end his doctrine will have We
trust he will see il, as he has never seen ii
before, and cease to mislead some who may
be inclined to follow his leadership We
are safe in saying that this country is not
ready for such teaching and if he will look
TO the examples that are before him. in
| Herr Most just out Of the New York sta e
prison, the anarchists under sentence of
death in Chicago, and the more recent fate
OF Hoover in WarrentOn he will agree
with us that the doctrine he teaches is
not an acceptable one to the people Of the
| nited States The main difference of
opinion between Three and the writer is
the condition Of the poor, aud the best
means OF improving that condition If
Three Is in better position TO know that
condition and has stared it truly; and if the
poor agreeswth him as to the methods by
which their condition is to he cha ged !;
then indeed his statement. that the most
imminent danger to the prosperity of this
country is in this class is only short of
the truth. The danger not only threatens
the prosperity, Of the country but meuaces
I the very existence OF the government
But We are unwilling to believe without
further proof that this is lrae
One on The Pooh.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
FOR s ALE.

am Offering for sale the place on which
! live seyen-eights Of mile from tic sqvara
Q the most popular street, leading from
town containing y acres, eight 81 which IS
extra good, dry meadow lana The place
i, well watered, two never failing branches
running through it and is well adapted for
a dairy farm. The house, six rooms, is sit
uatad in a natural grove Of Two acres and in
good repair Out houses stables crib, god
orchard OF select fruit, water extra COED,
and al. well fenced with plank 1t is con
sderet the handsomest located place su =
rounding Marietta
Also sixty acre farm, under high state
Of cultivation, under-dreined and well-ter-
raced, with good Young orchard and vino
yard 20 acres well-timbered, The farm is
west Of DR. Alstons For completeness of
titles, reference is made 10 Col Z. n Hol-
laud. GEo W Clrtavr.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
KENNESAW.

The best stand of grass we ever saw
Crops are looking fine after the rains
One Of our farmers has odopted new
mode of disposing of sweet potatoes. After
procuring the slips they would produce, by
taking them up and selling them at 81 25
per bushel. We would not Ike to eat them.
you please.
Misses Mary and Ida Cox accompa-
MED by Miss Dolie Gresham of Woodstock,
returned from Shorter College last Thurs
day. The former two visited relatives in
Cherokee county the first Of this week and
will start for their home in Arkansas next
Monday.
Miss Annie Cox of Au8tel, is visiting
relatives here.
Miss Alice Motley, Of Marietta, spent
Sunday in our village.
The infant child Of Mr.. viii Smithson
and wife died on the 9th inst.
1t is well to keep one eye open ia re-
gard to health as there is considerable sick.
ness now.
Red and speckled peas at D. B. Coxs-
Preaching at the Baptist church Satur-
day and Sunday Singing at the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon ELI.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
NOT RIGHT.

The newspaper is free horse that
is frequently ridden to death by those
whose interest it is to do the riding
and profit thereby. If there is any
project on foot that any considerable
number Of persons are interested in,
the success OF which depends on pub
liclty being given ii. no one hesitates
to ask the newspaper to devote much
of its valuable space for his benefit.
while hundreds of others are ben
Gifted by it more than the owner Of
the paper, and not one Of whom gives
moment of his time to further the
project. Then, if money is to be do
mated to help along the project.
whatever it may be, the newspaper
man is expected to give equally with
all others of equal means, which, We
submit, Is not right. The person
who goes to a merchant for cash
subscription for any purpose does
not expect to be getting calico, sugar,
etc, in addition, when he calls tor III:
but he does have the cheek to expect
a cash donation from the editor, even
after the editor has already given ten
times the amount in advertising.
We sometimes feel like kicking"
against the whole business. = Gaiues-
ule Eagle